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Pr(ssure lreati ng irtcittslr-t, groups are protesting a proposed govt. edict affecting storage of pressure treated materials by mfrs. at hearings that will continue until the end 0f the month

,41 Meier's Building Center, Oig Harbor, Wa., is celetlraling completion of a rentodeling and expansion Copelond Ltrrnber (o. will open a store at the former Oregon WiIktmette Lumber lacilitv in Newport. Or., this spring. . .' lJlat'ksrone I-umber. Seattle, Wa., ntoved to new quarters at t4 (,.verrt Ll/ootl.s, /rir'., ( hico. Ca., has agreed in principle to purchase part of tr|ltiuoker l.brest Prtultrcts, C'hico: they will milnage Whittaker as part of the deal Dolphin lnternQtionol Ltd. has completed new rentan and dry kiln facilities at The l)alles. Or.. John M. Wutsoo, gen. mgr.. Steve A. Weinkauf, operations nrgr. . .

T'he O'Mallev, Lumbcr Co.. Phoenix. Az., has closecl its Glendale. Az., slorc; in the last I % years the firm has gone fiom 8-00 to 400 employees . Yaeger & Kirk Lumber, Santa Rosa. Ca.. plans to build a new unit in Suisun City. .. Tuolatin Vallel, Bttildcr.s Suppll' has broken ground for a new Incility in Creshant.Or....

HornaClub has opened a second warehouse store in [-as \ egas. Nv. . Or<'hurtl .\'upptr in Visalia, Ca., will reopen a closed Builders Emporium building which has been repaired to meet current earthquake standards: the store was closed two vears ago when ceiling supports iailed an inspection.

B u i Itl e rs l'-nt po ri u nt'a.ncl O rt'h n rrl Supply Hardv,ore have been put on the market by' Wassarstcin, Perelln & Co. and Blat'kstone Group, recent purchasers of Wkkes Cos. Wickes' Yrtrktowne lnr'. (kitchen and bath cabinets) has treen sold to a management group including Berkt,lt'.t, Ittlernational Capitol Coryt. .

1039 f:lliott r\vc. West... Rrov,nson Lumher, a 50 year old Wenatchee, Wa.. firnt. has closed ... Dionrond Lunther Int,.. Paradise, Ca.. has its shutrerecl store on the market .

4lliattct, I*'holesale Lurnbcr, Int'. is operating on the lbrmer Prime Lunber Wlrclesole facility in (ilendale. Az., Printe liquidated last fall. Milan "Mac" McMannis is pres. of Alliance.

Pope & Talbot llr., Portland. Or.. has acquircd a Newcastlc, Wy., sawntill from Contbriu f'ort'sl ProtJttc/s .,4meriton W<'.st Timhcl has bcen opened br David Jones in Boise. Iil. . .

Willamette Industrics has added custom kiln drying and surfircing at its Sweet Ilome, Or.. plant. .. lJtnvar l-untbt'r ('tt., Arcatir, Ca.. is setlling into new offices added recently at their mill. ..

Coos Heud f'orest Produt'ts, Coos Bay, Or., is now a sales representative for Durax,ood Treotitr,q Co.ls CCA pressure treated wood.

Capitol l-umbcr Co.. I)hoenix Az.. plans to open a Distribution Center in metro I)enver to serve thc ( olorado mlrrkct Spccirtlitv' Forest Produt'ts, Chandler. Az., is voluntarily liquiclating rlue to u lack of neu [inlncing: the lacilitr is for sale.

\un Lorcnzo Lunthcr (b., Santa Ana. (.a.. is adding a new -5000 sq. fi. lumber storage shed 4rt'adin Lunbt'r Co. plans a nrrdyear ntove to a new location in l.a Verne, Ca. . . lnlinson hrmher Co. plans to add a new shed at their Fontana. Ca. yard.

Whitc lJnttlu,r:s is constructing a new steel building to house milling and lumber pulling flacilities at its Oakland. Ca., yard.

Mt'('orntirk rft Bn-rtt,r. in Chapter 1 I since I)ec. -5. anticipates emerging lrom bankruptcy this summer when a merger or buv out is possible costs of complying with [:PA regs was a big part of the financial problems of the -50-year olcl firnr which oper- ates wood treating plants in Stockton, C'u., and Portland. Or...

Lttmht'r Mcrt hants 4.ssotintirtn ol' Nartltern Cali/brnia meets midnronth to choose a new exec. v.p. to replace (iary Smith who resigned late last year . .

Ilc.sin Ict'htttthtgt' ('ttr1t.. a 7'\ Industries, lrc. subsidiary, Ontario. Ca., has been acquired by The Henry Co., l{untington Park. Ca....

7 ha Notirtrtnl Prtrtit'lt,brtard 4ssn. has fbrnred the PertitIt,bourtl/Merlium Dt'nsitv I"'iberhoartl lttslittttt'

Single lanrily home resqles last .r'ear were up 2.9ttfi to a 3.63 million unit sales volume .

H tt t ts i t t.q-r1rl7.\ we re down 2. 2'l,, in Dec. (latest figs.) to an annual adjusted rate of l.-524.000 units single fanrily slarts slid 1.9%r; multi family starts fell 5.7{l fbr two to fbur units ancl 2.5']lt for fivc or more: blclg. pernrits were up 1.8%i.